objective: this study aimed to assess the prevalence of borderline personality symptoms in 16-18 year old adolescents. methods: in this cross sectional – descriptive study, 422 high school students (211 boys, 211 girls) aged 16-18 were selected by cluster random sampling and simple random sampling in 2011-2012. the participants were assessed using the revised diagnostic interview for borderline...

in a double blind, parallel-group, clinical trial we compared the effects of conjugated estrogen with estrogen plus methyltestosterone in surgically menopausal women. in this study, 251 women were randomly assigned to one of the two regimens: 1-conjugated estrogen 0.625 mg/day +placebo. 2-conjungated estrogen 0.625 mg/day+methyltestosterone 1.25 mg/day (e+a group). study parameters were psychol...

a case of acute extrapyramidal manifestations consisting of dystonia and akathisia following abrupt discontinuation of propranolol is reported. she responded well to oral propranolol and intramuscular diazepam. extrapyramidal symptoms have commonly been associated with acute or chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. there have been reports of a substantial number of cases with similar cli...

aim and background: the concept of god concept is transferred to individuals by means of cultural and theological media. it is a conceptual understanding of people about the attributes of god and is closely associated with their mental health. the aim of the current study was to predict symptoms based on the concept of god in iranian medical students. methods and materials: in this correlationa...

aim and background: the main purpose of this study was to review the effectiveness of applied behavioral analysis (aba) approach on symptoms of autistic children during a five-year period. methods and materials: in this quasi-experimental study, 20 autistic children (3-7 years of age) were intervened by aba approach at isfahan center of autism for a period of five years (2007-12). gilliam autis...

objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment on reducing the additional psychiatric symptoms in a sample of recovered depressed patients. methods: a sample of 354 remitted depressed subjects recruited through community advertisement and clinical practices of psychiatrists and psychotherapists were randomly assigned to mindfulness based cognitive therapy (mbct), c...

the purpose of this study was to compare symptoms of ptsd among war affected people and employees in the fire station. totally, 60 people affected by war and 60 fire workers were selected using simple random sampling. by completing pcl inventory, samples of ptsd were characterized. data was analysed through spss software by independent t-test. as the results showed, severity of ptsd symptoms am...

background: trichomonas vaginalis , the causative agent of trichomoniasis, is responsible for more than half of all sexually transmitted infections (stis). the present study aimed to deter­mine the frequency of t. vaginalis infection and its clinical manifestations in sympto­matic pregnant women in the area based on four different diagnostic methods. methods: a total of 162 pregnant women with ...

Correspondence: Leonardo F Fontenelle rua Visconde de Pirajá, 547, sala 719, ipanema rio de Janeiro, rJ 22410-003, Brazil Tel/Fax +55 21 2239 4919 Email [email protected] Abstract: The pharmacodynamic properties of fluvoxamine maleate include the modulation of different populations of serotonergic, dopaminergic, and sigma receptors and/or transporters, a complex pattern of activity that may...

This study presents a new inventory to assess thought-action fusion (TAF). 160 college students ages 18 to 22 (M = 19.17, SD = 1.11) completed the new Modified Thought Action Scale (MTAFS). Results indicated high internal consistency in the MTAFS (Cronbach’s α = .95). A principal component analysis suggested a three factor solution of TAF-Moral (TAFM), TAFLikelihood (TAFL), and TAF-Harm avoidan...